Internet Security Project

Which of the following do you use on your home PC and which vendor: AntiVirus Software- Norton Antivirus Pro Firewall Software- DLink DI-524 Wireless Router Privacy Software- Ad-Aware SE Personal Spyware Software- MicroSoft Anti Spyware Spam Blocking - Junk Mail File Pop Up Ad Blockers- Google Toolbar Blocker

Show the use of AnitVirus Software:

AntiVirus Scan

Go to either vendor’s web site, can you find the recent threats and the level of impact on your system?

From Norton- Top 10 Current Threats:

Trojan.Chuvazada is a Trojan horse that collects system information and may send it to an attacker. -Low
W32.Sober@mm!dam is a corrupted version of W32.Sober@mm. - Low
Trojan.Zlob.F is a Trojan horse that may download and execute remote files and redirect the Internet Explorer home page and search page. - Low
W32.Mytob.MR@mm is a mass-mailing worm that opens a back door and lowers security settings on the compromised computer. - High
W32.Kelvir.JJ is a worm that attempts to spread through MSN Messenger. - Medium
Trojan.Spaxe is a Trojan that attempts to download and execute files from remote Web servers. Note: Definitions dated prior to December 8, 2005 detect this threat as Trojan.Download.Spaxe. - Low
Trojan.Welomoch is a Trojan horse that attempts to utilize XCP software to hide W32.HLLW.Antinny, which it drops on to the compromised computer. The XCP software is installed by inserting certain Sony BMG content-protected music CDs into the computer. - Low
Trojan.Zlob.E is a Trojan horse that redirects the Internet Explorer home page and search page - Low
W32.Mytob.MN@mm is a worm with back door capabilities that uses its own SMTP engine to send an email to addresses that it gathers from the compromised computer. Note: Virus definitions dated December 6, 2005 detect this variant as W32.Mytob@mm. - High
SymbOS.Doomboot.Q is a Trojan horse that installs corrupt files on the compromised device preventing it from restarting correctly. The Trojan runs on the Symbian OS, which is the operating system for Nokia Series 60 cellular telephones. - Low

Firewall (Internal):

Friewall

Firewall (External):

DI-524

With the DI-524 Wireless Router's built-in advanced firewall, threats of hackers penetrating your network are minimized. Some firewall features include functions that allow or disallow certain ports to be open for certain applications. Time scheduling can be established as a firewall rule so that specific ports will be open at certain times and be closed at other times. Features like content filtering, MAC filtering, URL blocking, and domain blocking are useful tools to prevent other unwanted intruders from connecting to your network or browsing restricted sites.